Sleeve press



E. DAVlS SLEEVE PRESS Sept. 6, 1949.

3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 16, 1946 INV ENTOR.

- ERNEST oAvl s BY W4 ATTORNEYS.

Sept. 6, 1949.

E. DAVIS SLEEVE PRESS 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 16, 1946 INVENTOR.ERNEST DAVIS ATTORNEYS E. DAV ls SLEEVE PRES S Sept. 6, 1949.

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Patented Sept. 6, 1949 SLEEVE PRESS Ernest Davis, Syracuse, N. Y.,assignor to The Prosperity Company, Inc., Syracuse, N. Y., a

corporation of New York Application August 16, 1946, Serial No. 690,850

11 Claims. 1

This invention relates to garment presses and also presses for ironingthe sleeves of garments, as shirt sleeves, and has for its object apressing mechanism including opposing elements or platens which includeor have associated therewith metal envelopes which enclose and fit thearticle or sleeve, when being pressed, which envelopes press the edgesof the sleeves, as well as the sides, from the cuff of the sleeve to thearmhole of the shirt and are adjustable to the width and taper of thesleeves. It further has for its object means for automatically adjustingthe envelope to the taper and width of the machine. In pressing shortsleeves, one pressing operation is necessary, but in pressing longersleeves, it is necessary to make the shift in a direction lengthwise oraxially of the form and sleeve, in order to press a sleeve up to thearmhole in two lays.

The invention has for its object primarily mechanism forming part of orassociated with the main pressing elements and adjustable to the taperof the sleeve to press the edges of the sleeve on the tapered form whenthe shift is made to complete the pressing of a long sleeve in twooperations, a short sleeve being pressed in one operation.

The invention consists in the novel features and in the combinations andconstructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings in which like characters designate corresponding parts in allthe views.

Figures 1 and 2 are side elevations, partly in section, of one form ofmachine embodying this invention, the machine being shown with the formbetween the pressing elements in pressing position in Figure 1, and aswithdrawn from out between the form into position while the sleeve isdressed on the form and removed therefrom in Figure 2.

Figures 3 and 4 are isometric views of the form with a sleeve dressedthereon and the position of the wrappers being shown relative to thetaper of the sleeve, when a short sleeve is dressed on the form, andwhen a long sleeve is dressed on the form, contiguous portions of theoperating or shifting mechanism for the edge member being also shown.

Figures 5 and 6 are sectional views, taken on the planes of lines 5-5and 6-45, respectively, Figures 3 and 4, the contiguous portions of thepressing elements being shown in dotted line.

Figure 7 is a plan view, partly broken away, of

one form of sleeve pressing machine embodying this invention.

Figure 8 is an enlarged view similar to Figures 5 and 6 showing theposition assumed by the parts when the pressing elements are closed ontothe sleeve and the form.

The construction of the machine itself is substantially the same as inmy Patent No. 2,420,818, dated May 20, 1947.

This sleeve press comprises, generally, a flattened sleeve form havingone edge tapered to conform to the taper at the seam of the sleeve,pressing elements having relative opening and closing movement betweenwhich the sleeve is pressed, while dressed on the form, and providedwith a sheet metal envelope located between the pressing elements andcarried thereby for receiving the form with the sleeve thereon, theenvelope including a U-shaped member folded upon itself with theopposite portions or leaves thereof overlying opposing pressing faces ofthe pressing elements in heat conducting relation thereto, the elementsbeing internally heated, and an edge member having a head opposite thefold of the former member, the former member having its fold taperedfrom one end to the other to conform to the tapered edge of the form,the edge member being shiftable relatively to the pressing elements andthe folded member toward and from the edge of the form remote from thefold, means for supporting the form and the pressing elements, and meansoperated thereby for efiecting relative movement of the form and thepressing elements and the envelope in a direction lengthwise orvertically of the form, and means for efiecting relative movement of theedge member toward and from the opposing edge of the form during therelative lengthwise shifting of the form and the pressing elements.Usually and preferably, the form and the pressing elements are mountedin vertical position, and the form is mounted on a support or table,which is shiftable in a horizontal direction to carry the form with thesleeve thereon into and out from between the pressing elements or intoand out of the envelope, and is also shiftable vertically, when betweenthe pressing elements and in the envelope, and the pressing elements areopen, that is, the relative movement to bring the form and the pressingelements into and out of pressing position, and the relative shiftingmovement of the sleeve and the pressing elements in a directionlengthwise of the form, are effected by shifting the form.

In the machine, here illustrated, there are two forms, one for eachsleeve, these forms being longer sleeve.

upright, arranged in pairs and mounted toshift into and out from betweenpairs of pressing elements, each pair having envelopes forming the mainsubject matter of this application. platforms or tables on which theforms are mounted are shiftable vertically to bring the areas of longsleeves as well as short sleeves within the pressing area of thepressing elements. In pressin shorter sleeves, the support or table forthe forms is arranged at such elevation that the pressing elements pressfrom the cuff to the armhole of the shirt. When a longer sleeve isbeingpressed, a shift is necessary in order to press the portion of thesleeve adjoining the armhole in a second operation, after the remainderof the portion up to the cult has been pressed. The order of pressingmay be reversed. In so :far as this invention is concerned, the machinemay be single and press one sleeve at a time instead of double to pressboth sleeves at the same time. Inso far as this invention is concerned,the vertical shift is relative between the Iorms and pressing elementsand their envelopes.

I vdesignates a table on which thesleeve forms 2 are mounted in uprightposition parallel to each other and arranged so that both sleeves of ashirt may be dressed on both forms to be pressed at the same time. Theforms are usually flattened shape in cross-section, one edge 3 of eachbeing inclined or tapered from the upper end of the form to the table Ito conform to the taper of the sleeve. The sleeves of such garments asshirts are standard and have a definite taper. "The other edges 4 .of

a the forms are upright. "Obviously, a short sleeve cannot be sleeved onthe form as far down as a The table 1 is mounted to shift forward andrearward in order to carry the forms into'and out from between thepressing elements,

as will be presently described, and is also mounted to be elevated andloweredto shift the forms rela tively to the pressing elements, .so thatthe sleeves onthe forms may be pressed from end to armhole. The forwardand rearward shift also performs a function in the conforming of thetaper of the envelopes of the pressing elements to the taper of thesleeve during the vertical shift of the form to locate the sleeve forthe second pressing operation on a lon sleeve. Y

The table 1! is here shown assupported to swing horizontally orfore-and-aft, as by upright pairs of parallel links 5, there being apair 01 links on each side of the table. Each link of a pair is pivotedat its upper end at'S to the table andz-at its lower end at 1 to a crosshead drigid with a slide, as a tube '9 slidably mounted on a guidafas apedestal I1) mounted on the base of the machine or on the lloor. Upongiving a forward or rearward impulse to the tab1e,'it is swung forwardlyor rearwardly, and in so-doing, the parallel links 7 swing from thedotted line line position (Figure 2) or vice versa. "To elevate or lowerthe table, the table is givenanupward =or downward impulse, which causesthe cross head to slide up or down the pedestal l0. During thisoperation, the links also While moving with the cross head may swingslightiyto permit the forms position into the full "to shifthorizontally slightly and let the tapered edge of the form conform totheincline or taper of the fold of the envelopes, as will be presentlyapparent. The thrust of the edgeof the form against the tapered edge ofthe envelope to be described causes the slight horizontal shift of theform and table.

I l and I2 designate The the

opposing pressing elements or platens. There is a pair for each form 2.The

, The elements II are carried by a head 16, which is carried by anarmlfi; which in turn is carried by the pedestal M. The movable pressingelements 12 are actuated toward and from the elements I by suitablepower means, as diaphragms in diaphragm chambers 11 carried by the frameand connected to a suitable source of power, as compressed air, thestems I8 of the diahpragms in said chambers thrusting against heads 20to which the arms I 3 are secured, the heads 20 being secured to theouter sides of the pressing elements I2 of each pair. The pressingmovement of the elements 12 is against the reaction of returning springs21 connected to the arms I3.

The subject matter of this invention-comprises envelopes forming part ofthe pressing elements and pmvided with means for pressing the edgesthereof, which means "is adjustable iand :preferablynautomatieally tothe width of the sleeve er to conform to the width of the sleeve and thetapered edge of the sleeve, asthe form :isshift'ed relatively to thepressing elements, when a long sleeve is being pressed; requiringtwopl'essing "operations. Each envetope, there being one for each pairof'pre'ssing elements, is carried by one of the pressing elements 1 I,12 or each pair, and fixed ether-etc betweenthe pressing laces thereof,is of metal and has opposing-portions in heat conducting relation prflatwi'se relative to "the pressing .-:faces of the elements '5 l 12.Each envelope comprises two members 22, 23, these being of sheet metal,and one being folded upon itself, 'lJ-shaped in general form, providingopposing leaves overlying and opposed to the faces of-the pressingelements and connected by a told 23 con forming to the inclined oftapered edge of "the .form, and the other being an edge member 25 forironing the edge of the sleeve along the upright edge or the form or theedge of the sleeve opposite the tapered edge eoacting with the told 24The edge member is also formed of sheet metal and :is doubled uponitself at 26 providing a head, which closes the open side tofthe member22 and presses the edge 'of the sleeve, when the pressing elements areclosed. The memberf23 has a base portion which extends over the face 7of the pressing element I2 and siidably connect-- ed thereto, so that itmay be shifted to carry :its head 26 toward and from the edge of theform, as the form shifts vertically in one direction or the-other.

Ashere shown, the member 23 is shifted by motion transmitting meansoperated by the vertical shiftingmovem-ent of the'table I. This motiontransmitting means, as here shown, consists of a pair of levers 2?pivoted-at 28 to the slide or tube 9, the levers .27 being pivoted attheir other ends at 30 to theframe or pedestal I4, and having angulararms 31. The, arm- 3| of the-lowermost lever21 is connected by a spring3 3.150 the frame at 34 and the arm 3] of the uppermost lever 21provided with a pin '35 working in a slot in one arm of an upright lever36 pivoted at 31 between its ends to the standard I4 and pivoted at itsother or .upbe'rend at 3.8 to one end of a link 39 eonnected at dittothe rear edge of 'the envelope member as. This. envelope member 23 formwith the sleeve is shown as provided with transverse or horizontal slots42, 43 for receiving pins 44, 45 on the adjacent pressing element l2.The pins 44', 45 secure the envelope member 23 to the pressing elementI2. The member 22 is provided with a lip 46 at its open edge whichcoacts with a rim of each pressing element ii and secured thereto as byscrew 22 Thus, the entire envelope is secured to the pressing elements Hand 12. The member 22 is resilient and presses in opposite directionsagainst the face of the element H and body portion of the member 23overlying the face of the element l2. When the pressing elements ll, l2are open, the members 22 and 23 are also open, due to the resiliency ofthe member 22, as shown in Figures 5 and 6, this permitting the thereonto be moved between the pressing elements and also to be removedtherefrom, after the pressing operation.

During the pressing operation, the inclined or tapered edge of the formholds the tapered edge of the sleeve against the fold of the member 22and when the pressing elements close,the head 26 of the envelope member23 presses or smooths the edge of the sleeve opposite that ironed by thefold 24. When a long sleeve is being pressed, the forms are usually soarranged at such a height that the sleeve is pressed first up to thecuff but the pressing elements are short of the armhole end of thesleeve. The member 22 and also the member 23 are then so arranged oradjusted that the fold 24 conforms to the taper of the form or thesleeve thereon, while the head 25 of the member 23 is against theupright edge of the form or the sleeve thereon. Now when the pressingelements II and 12 are opened and the form shifted upwardly, the upwardmovement of the table I lifts the cross head 1 upward from the lowerposition, and in so doing, the levers 21 are moved upward, causing themotion to be transferred through the levers 36, links 39 to the envelopemember 23, thus shifting its head 26 to the left away from the uprightedge of the form. During the upward shift, the wider lower portion ofthe form moves up between the open pressing elements and the openenvelope, and in so doing, the parallel links 5 slightly swing to theleft from the position shown in Figure 1, under the push of the taperedfold 24 against the tapered edge of the form or sleeve thereon. The head26 correspondingly shifts, as before described, to accommodate theincrease in width when the base of the form is elevated between thepressing elements II, [2.

What I claim is:

1. A pressing machine including opposing pressing elements havingrelative opening and closing movements, and an envelope for receivingthe article to be pressed, carried by both pressing elements andincluding a member having opposing portions arranged on the opposingfaces of the elements, and an intermediate fold portion connecting likelengthwise edges of the opposing portions of said member, the opposingportions being spaced apart at their opposite edges.

2. A pressing machine including opposing pressing elements havingrelative opening and closing movements, and an envelope for receivingthe article to be pressed, carried by both pressing elements andincluding two members, one having opposing portions overlying theopposing faces of the elements, and an intermediate fold portionconnecting like edges of said opposing portions, the edge of said memberopposite the intermediate fold portion being normally open for 6permitting the article to be placed in and removed from the envelope,and the other of said two members being operable to close the open sideof the envelope during the pressing operation, and press the adjacentedge of the article.

3. A pressing machine including opposing pressing elements havingrelative opening and closing movements, and an envelope for receivingthe article to be pressed, carried by both pressing elements andincluding two members, one

having opposing portions overlying the opposing faces of the elements,and an intermediate fold portion connecting like edges of said opposingportions, the edge of said member opposite the intermediate fold portionbeing normally open for permitting the article to be placed in andremoved from the envelope, and the other of said two members beingoperable to close the open side of the envelope during the pressingoperation, and press the adjacent edge of the article, the intermediateconnecting fold being inclined relatively to the lengthwise axis of theenvelope and said edge member extending substantially parallel to theaxis and adjustable toward and from the intermediate fold portion.

4. A pressing machine including opposing pressing elements having arelative opening and closing movement, and an envelope for receiving thearticle to be pressed including leaves between the opposing faces ofsaid elements with an intermediate fold portion between like edges ofthe leaves, the leaves being spaced apart and arranged flatwise relativeto opposing faces of the pressing elements, and an edge member opposedto and spaced from the fold between the leaves, the edge memberincluding a head and a flat base portion interposed between one of theleaves and the surface of the adjacent pressing element.

5. In a pressing machine, opposing pressing elements having an openingand closing movement, and an envelope for receiving the article to bepressed, carried by said elements and including a sheet metal, U-shapedmember having leaves arranged flatwise-relative to the pressing faces ofsaid pressing elements, said leaves being connected along like edges byan intermediate fold portion.

6. In a pressing machine, opposing pressing elements having an openingand closing movement, and an envelope for receiving the article to bepressed, carried by said elements and including 4 a sheet metal,U-shaped member having leaves arranged flatwise relative to the pressingfaces of said pressin elements, said leaves being connected along likeedges by an intermediate fold portion, and a member including a headportion movable in the open side of the U formation toward and from theintermediate fold portion.

7. In a sleeve press which includes a flattened sleeve form having oneedge tapered to conform to the taper at the seam of the sleeve, pressingelements between which the sleeve is pressed while dressed on the form,an envelope located between the pressing elements and carried thereby,for receiving the form with the sleeve thereon, including. a memberfolded upon itself, and an edge member in the open edge of the foldedmember opposite the fold of the folded member, the folded member havingits fold tapered to conform to the tapered edge of the form, means forsupporting the form and pressing elements and for eifecting relativemovement of the form and the pressing elements and the envelopelengthwise of the form, and means for effecting relative movement of theedge member toward bite "the form and the interposed porn onenessand'rmm the opposing edge "of the form during ==me relative lengthwiseshifting of the form and the pressing elements.

8. In a sleeve press which includes an upright flattened sleeve formhaving one edge tapered to bonform to the taper at the seam of thesleeve,

pi essing elements between which the sleeve is pressed while dressed onthe form, an envelope located between the pressing elements and carriedthereby, for receiving the form with the sleeve thereon, the envelopeincluding a, member folded upon itself, and an edge member having aheadin the open edge of the folded member opposite the fold of the foldedmember, the folded member having its fold tapered to conform totheta-pered'edge of theform, a Support on which "the form ismounted, thesupport being mounted "to shift to carry the form into and out of theenvelope and also to shift the form lengthwise or axially when in theenvelope, mechanism for guiding the support in its shifting movements,

and means operated by said mechanism when raising or lowering the form,to shift the edge member toward or from the fold of the'folded member. r

9. In a sleeve press which includes an upright flattened sleeve formhaving one edge tapered to conform to the taper at the seam'of thesleeve, 'ssing elements between which the sleeve is pressed whiledressed on the form, an envelope pressed while dressed onwthe form,- anenvelope located between the pressing elements and carried thereby forreceiving the form with the sleeve theron including a member folded uponitself, and an edge member having a head opposite the fold of the foldedmember, the folded member having its fold tapered to conform to thetapered edge of the form, a support on which the formf.

is mounted, the support being mounted to be shifted vertically and alsoto swing'horizontaliy in a flattened are into and out of position .be-

tween the-pressinglelements, and located slightly beyond the apex of theare when in position between the pressing elements, whereby the suportand the form thereon is capable of shifting horizontally while itisbeing elevated and the form is in the envelope, and mechanismfors'guiding the support .in its horizontal arcuate movement and in itsvertical movement.

11. me, sleeve press which includes an upright flattened sleeve formhaving one edge taperedto conform to the taper at the seam of thesleeve,pressing elements between which the sleeve is pressed while dressed onthe form, an envelope located between the pressing elements and ear riedthereby for receiving the form with the sleeve thereon including aU-shaped metal' memb'er folded upon itself, an edge member having a 7head opposite the fold of the folded member,

located between the pressing elements and carr1ed thereby for receivingthe form with the sleeve r thereon including a member folded uponitself, and an edge member having a head opposite the fold-of the foldedmember, the folded member having its fold tapered to conform to thetapered edge of the form, a support on which the form is mounted, thesupport being mounted to shift to carry the form into and out of theenvelope and also to shift vertically when in the envelope, mechanismfor guiding the support in its shifting movements, and means operated by"said mechanism when raising or lowering the form to shift the edgemember toward or frorn'the fold of the folded member, said mechanismoperating to shift the support horizontally by the thrust of the taperedfold against the tapered edge of n of the sleeve thereon, when thesupport is being elevated or lowered and the form is in the envelope.

10. In a sleeve press which includes an upright flattened sleeve formhaving one edge tapered to conform to the taper at the seam of thesleeve,

pressing elements between which the sleeve is the folded member havingits fold tapered to conform to the tapered edge of the form, the foldedmember including opposing leaves with the fold connecting them, theleaves overlying the opposing faces of the pressing elements, the edgemember being slidably mounted on one of said elements and extendingbetween one of the leaves of the folded member and the element :on 7 1which the edge member 'is slidably mountediand having a head in the openside of the U formation, the edge member being shiftable edg'e'wiselytoward and from the fold of the folded member.

' ERNEST DAVIS.

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